Bringing Sexy Back: Potatoes Edition

Milk in crisis! Cereal in crisis! Soda in crisis! McDonald’s in crisis! The world of food and drink is in the middle of a generational shakeup, and products finding themselves on the wrong side of eating trends are having a tough time of it.

Also on the wrong side of the trend line, the WSJ’s Andrea Gallo reports today: the potato. Per-person consumption is down almost 25% since 1996, and the decline is worse for fresh potatoes, which apparently take too long to cook.